auk
/ɔːk/noun
1- a short-winged diving seabird found in northern oceans, typically with a black head and back and white underparts红雀。
1.1
- Family Alcidae (the auk family), which comprises the guillemots, razorbills, puffins, and their relatives.海雀科, 包括海鸠、刀嘴海雀、海鹦及其亲缘鸟类。
词源
late 17th cent.: from Old Norse álka 'razorbill'.